Course Name | Corporate Communication |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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RTV 240 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | Turkish | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | It is intended to provide information about basic concepts of corporate communication and firms’ communication activities with their stakeholders such as employees, customers, shareholders, media. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Basic concepts of corporate communication, corporate communication activities performed for different purposes and for different stakeholders and basic principles to be considered in these activities are discussed. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the course Introduction to Communication (concept, relationship and types) | Nafize Güngör, “İletişime Giriş”, Chapter 1 – İletişimin Anlamı, Kaynağı ve İşleyişi. 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2015), 19-138. |
2 | Corporate Communication (concept, historical process and corporate structure), Strategic Corporate Communication (corporate values) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 13-25. |
3 | Stakeholder Management (stakeholder analysis, organisational audit) | Bilçin Tak, “İşletmelerin Sosyal Sorumlulukları ve Paydaş Grupları ile İlişkilerinin Yönetimi”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2010), 9-22. |
4 | Functions of Corporate Communication (media relations, investor relations, government relations, employee relations) | Elif Başak Sarıoğlu, “Y’leri Anla, Değiştirme - Kurumsal Hayatta Milenyum Kuşağı ve İletişim”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2018), 11-89. |
5 | Corporate Culture (corporate identity, corporate citizenship, corporate ethics) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 544-563. Rob Goffee ve Gareth Jones, “Kurum Kültürü”, 1st edition, (Ankara, 2002), 13-169. |
6 | Corporate Image and Reputation (corporate brand management, corporate marketing, corporate advertising, public relations and sponsorship) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 360-439. Gıyasettin Tayfur, “Reklamcılık”, 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 205-218. |
7 | Midterm Exam | |
8 | Corporate Social Media (web 1.0, web 2.0, web 3.0 and interactive marketing) | Murat Kahraman, “Sosyal Medya 101 2.0”, Chapter 2 – Kurumsal Sosyal Medya Kullanımı, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2014), 51-80. Aybike Pelenk Özel ve Nuray Yılmaz Sert, “Dijital Halkla İlişkiler Kavram ve Araçları”, (İstanbul, 2015), 53-77. |
9 | Internal and External Corporate Communication (marketing communication, financial communication and organisational communication) | Kenneth E. Clow ve Donald Baack, “Bütünleşik Reklam, Tutundurma ve Pazarlama İletişimi”, tn. R. Gülay Öztürk, 7th edition, (Ankara, 2016), 2-24. |
10 | Corporate Communication Tools | A. Rıdvan Bülbül, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 16 – Yazılı, Basılı ve Kitlesel Araçlar, 2nd edition, (İstanbul, 2004), 191-206. Alaeddin Asna, “Kuramda ve Uygulamada Halkla İlişkiler”, (İstanbul, 2006) |
11 | Corporate Social Responsibility (corporate sustainability) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 42-45. |
12 | Crisis Management (corporate crisis management and message strategy) | Salim Kadıbeşegül, “Kriz Geliyorum Der! – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi”, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2008), 55-135. İrfan Erdoğan, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 10 – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi, 2nd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 257-272. |
13 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
14 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, 1. Baskı, Beta Yayımcılık, (İstanbul, 2016). |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Alan T. Belasen, “The Theory and Practice of Corporate Communication – A Competing Values Perspective”. Goodman, Michael B. & Peter Hirsch, Corporate Communication: Strategic Adaptation for Global Practice. NY: Peter Lang Publishers, 2010. Goodman, Michael B. Work with Anyone Anywhere: A Guide to Global Business. San Francisco: Professional Publications, 2006. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
Project | 1 | 20 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 8 | |
Project | 1 | 10 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 12 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 16 | |
Total | 110 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest